Shuqba

Shuqba
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicشقبه
Roadside view of Shuqba, 2012
Roadside view of Shuqba, 2012
Shuqba is located in State of Palestine
Shuqba
Shuqba
Location of Shuqba within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°59′13″N 35°2′18″E / 31.98694°N 35.03833°E / 31.98694; 35.03833
Palestine grid153/154
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Area
 • Total13,390 dunams (13.4 km2 or 5.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total5,459
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Name meaningThe crevasse, cleft, or narrow pass.[2]

Shuqba (Arabic: شقبة) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17 kilometers northwest of the city of Ramallah in Palestine.

Shuqba has a total area of 13,990 dunams (1,399 ha; 3,460 acres), and the built-up area comprises 616 dunams (61.6 ha; 152 acres).[3] Shuqba was home to 5,459 inhabitants in 2017.[1]

  1. ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 245
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference POICA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).